How to Upload and Use a Custom World on a Minecraft Server

If you possess a custom Minecraft world obtained from singleplayer, downloaded online, shared with you by a friend, or sourced from your previous server, you can use it as the world for your new server by uploading and configuring it.

This guide covers how to configure a custom world for a Java Edition server. For steps on how to convert a Bedrock world into a Java Edition world, please refer to this guide.

#Uploading a Custom World

You can upload a world folder by navigating to the files page on your control panel or by connecting via SFTP.

For the purpose of this tutorial, we will be uploading a custom world using the Shockbyte control panel.

1. Access your server's Control Panel and navigate to the Files tab.

2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Upload button, and click Upload Folder.

You can also hold the CTRL key and click upload to automatically select the "Upload Folder" option.

3. Select your desired world folder, then click upload.

If the world you would like to upload is in a zip file, make sure you unzip it before uploading the folder.

#Configuring a Custom World

After you have uploaded the world you would like to use, you need to set the level-name field in your server.properties file to the name of the world folder you uploaded.

1. After your world uploads, navigate to the Config tab and click the server.properties file to edit it

2. Set the level-name field to the name of the world folder you just uploaded.

3. Save the file, then restart your server.

Once your server boots up, you will be able to login and play with your newly uploaded world.